Adam Lawrence 7/21/25 Adam Lawrence 7/21/25

What do you do when you're the Industry Leader? You Improve.

A chalkboard drawing of a bar chart, showing improved results to the right, with the words "Continuous Improvement" written above the bars.

Adam Lawrence 3/1/25 Adam Lawrence 3/1/25

My First VSM for a Non-manufacturing Process

The back of a man's head, looking at a board filled with papers and information

Adam Lawrence 6/28/23 Adam Lawrence 6/28/23

Gemba in the Big City

We learned so much from going to our customers' work sites in New York City.

Adam Lawrence 6/1/22 Adam Lawrence 6/1/22

Understanding is Critical

Proper communication is vital in order for the team to win.

Adam Lawrence 2/9/22 Adam Lawrence 2/9/22

Championing Change in Technology

The story of how we brought Lean into our Global Technology organization.

Adam Lawrence 3/31/21 Adam Lawrence 3/31/21

Go to Gemba, even if you don't want to

This is the story of how I challenged the plant manager to go to the Gemba to verify his assumptions about the factory floor. Spoiler alert - he learned something he wasn’t expecting.

Four people, all wearing grey shirts, one female, three male, discussing an issue on a factory floor.

Adam Lawrence 6/10/20 Adam Lawrence 6/10/20

From Russia With Love - The Spirit of Kaizen Lives in All of Us

The team wasn’t sure they could ask for approval from the Director. Until I dragged them to the office to find out.

A series of office workers, two male and two female, in blue suits discussing a document at a meeting.